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EP 0 797 110 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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11.02.1998 Bulletin 1998/07 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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24.09.1997 Bulletin 1997/39 |
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Date of filing: 18.03.1997 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI NL PT SE |
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SI |
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Priority: |
19.03.1996 US 620685
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Applicant: JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION PRODUCTS, INC. |
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Jacksonville,
Florida 32216 (US) |
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Inventors: |
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- Enns, John B.
Jacksonville, FL 32257 (US)
- Kimble, Allan W.
Jacksonville, FL 32217 (US)
- Orr, Susan B.
Jacksonville, FL 32257 (US)
- Vanderlaan, Douglas G.
Jacksonville, FL 32257 (US)
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Representative: Mercer, Christopher Paul et al |
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Carpmaels & Ransford
43, Bloomsbury Square
London WC1A 2RA
London WC1A 2RA (GB) |
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Molded polymeric object with wettable surface made from latent-hydrophilic monomers |
(57) This invention provides a molded polymeric object, partially or completely coated
with a hydrophilic polymer which provides a wettable surface to the molded object
such as a contact lens. It also provides a process for using latent-hydrophilic monomers
to make molded objects with wettable surfaces.